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Weber Overture: Peter Schmoll BERLIN PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA, conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
7.16* Mozart Piano
Concerto No 16, in D (K 451)
GEZA ANDA (piano) directing the CAMERATA ACADEMICA Of the SALZBURG MOZARTEUM
7.38* Haydn Symphony No 36, in E flat
PHILHARMONIA HUNGARICA conducted by ANTAL DORATI
8.0 News
8.5 Gershwin Overture: Strike up the Band
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
8.12' Dvorak Scherzo capriccioso
AMSTERDAM CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA, conducted by BERNARD IIAITINX
8.24* Granados. arr
Llobet Danza Espanola No 11: JULIAN BREAM
JOHN WILLIAMS (guitars)
8.31' Bernstein Ballet: Fancy Free: NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by THE COMPOSER: records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Herbert von Karajan
Conducted By:
Antal Dorati
Conducted By:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conducted By:
Bernard Iiaitinx
Unknown:
Llobet Danza Espanola
Unknown:
Julian Bream
Guitars:
John Williams

Puccini
Most of Puccini's operas revolve around a female character. Each of this week's programmes will concentrate on one of these women, beginning with Manon Lescaut , the heroine of Abbe Provost 's novel and of Puccini's first great operatic success.
MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ sings Manon, PLACIDO DOMINGO her lover Des Grieux , and VINCENTE SARDINERO
Manon's cousin Lescaut.
AMBROSIAN OPERA CHORUS
NEW PHILHARMONIA
ORCHESTRA, conducted by BRUNO BARTOLETTI : records

Contributors

Unknown:
Manon Lescaut
Unknown:
Abbe Provost
Unknown:
Des Grieux
Unknown:
Vincente Sardinero
Conducted By:
Bruno Bartoletti

NORTHERN SINFONIA OF ENGLAND leader BARRY WILDE conducted by RUDOLF SCHWARZ
ANTHONY GOLDSTONE (piano) Haydn Overture: L'Isola disabitata
Mozart Piano Concerto
No 13, in c major (K 415) Haydn Symphony No 94, in G major (Surprise) BBC Manchester

Contributors

Leader:
Barry Wilde
Conducted By:
Rudolf Schwarz
Piano:
Anthony Goldstone

Beethoven Seven
Variations on Mozart's Bei Mannern
PABLO CASALS (Cello)
ALFRED CORTOT (piano) Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60
ALFRED CORTOT (piano) Schubert Piano Trio in B flat (D 898)
JACQUES THIBAUD (violin) PABLO CASALS (cello)
ALFRED CORTOT (piano) gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Bei Mannern
Cello:
Pablo Casals
Piano:
Alfred Cortot
Piano:
Chopin Barcarolle
Piano:
Alfred Cortot
Violin:
Jacques Thibaud
Cello:
Pablo Casals
Piano:
Alfred Cortot

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader JOHN BRADBURY conducted by HILARY DAVAN WETTON Vaughan Williams
Overture: The Wasps
George Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow Michael Dawney London is a Fine Town
Debu&sy Prelude a l'apresmidi d'un faune
Faurg Suite: Masques et Bergamasques
David Lyon Ballet for Orchestra

Contributors

Leader:
John Bradbury
Conducted By:
Hilary Davan Wetton
Conducted By:
Vaughan Williams
Unknown:
George Butterworth

Franck Symphony in D minor
BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by KYRIL KONDRASHIN
Weber Concertina in C minor - E flat
JANET HILTON (clarinet) CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by NEEME JÄRVI Beethoven 33 Variations in c major on a waltz by Diabelli DANIEL BARENBOIM (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Franck Symphony
Conducted By:
Kyril Kondrashin
Clarinet:
Janet Hilton
Piano:
Diabelli Daniel Barenboim

EMMA KIRKBY (soprano) CATHERINE MACKINTOSH,
DAVID WOODCOCK (violins) ALISON crum (bass viol) ANTHONY ROOLEY (lute)
Jenkins Fancy and Ayre in A minor
Lawes I rise and grieve; A tale out of Anacreon
Blow It grieves me when I see
Purcell Trio Sonata in c; Sweeter than roses; Bess of Bedlam; Dear pretty youth; The plaint
Blow Philander; And is my cavalier returned?

Contributors

Violins:
David Woodcock
Unknown:
Anthony Rooley

In a series of four programmes
Colin Blakemore ,Professorof Physiology at Oxford
University, examines the most significant recent developments in neuroscience.
2:Genes, Pain, Sex and the Brain
Genetic engineering techniques are enabling molecular biologists to start unravelling how the structure and function of brain cells can be modified by hormonal and environmental influences. Producer ALISON RICHARDS

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Blakemore
Producer:
Alison Richards

Introduced by Charles Fox STINKY WINKLES
Simon Picard (saxophone) Veryan Weston (piano) Dave Burnez (guitar) Dan Brown (bass)
Cliff Venner (drums)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Charles Fox
Unknown:
Simon Picard
Piano:
Veryan Weston
Guitar:
Dave Burnez
Bass:
Dan Brown
Bass:
Cliff Venner

BBC Radio 3

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